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How to Replace Tail Light 1997-2002 Ford Expedition

Created on: 2010-06-28

Check out this video for quality and detailed instructions on how to replace or service the tail light and bulbs on your 97-02 Ford Expedition.

  1. step 1 :Handling the Bulbs
    • Note: DO NOT TOUCH the bulbs- the oil from your fingers will burn into the light and foul your bulb.
    • Clean with rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth if the bulbs do get touched.
  2. step 2 :Remove the taillights
    • Open the trunk
    • Use a 7mm wrench to remove the two bolts securing the tail light assembly
    • Unplug the bulbs and harness
  3. step 3 :Install the tail light assembly
    • Plug in the bulbs and the harness
    • Use your 7mm wrench to bolt in the tail light assembly
    • Close the trunk and enjoy your new 1A Auto tail lights

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Hi, I'm Mike Green. I'm one of the owners of 1AAuto. I want to help you save time and money repairing and maintaining your vehicle. I'm gonna use my 20 plus years experience restoring and repairing cars and trucks like this to show you the correct way to install parts from 1AAuto.com. The right parts installed correctly, that's going to save you time and money. Thank you and enjoy the video.

In this video, I will be replacing the tail light on this 1997 Ford Expedition, same as any '97 to '02 Expedition. Only tool you'll need is either a T20 Torx Driver or a 7 millimeter wrench.

To remove the tail light, you're going to remove these two. They're either T20 Torx ... Wrench. Okay, then once you have those out, you basically kind of pull the light away from the truck. Pull the top and then pull the bottom. Okay. Then pull the bulbs if you're looking to just service the bulbs. Okay. Twist and come out. Okay, obviously once the bulbs are out, there is your tail light. If you've got a broken tail light or something, in 1A Auto, we sell kind of the exact replacement that will mount just like the original. Obviously reinstalling is the reverse of the procedure. Okay. Twist the bulbs in. Okay. Get it lined back up with the pins going into the right locations. Okay. Then reinstall the bolts.

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1997 - 2002  Ford  Expedition

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